dil munaafiq thaa shab-e-hijr mein soyaa kaisaa — Ahmad Faraz

"tiraa qurb thaa ki firaaq thaa vahi teri jalvagari rahi ki jo raushni tire jism ki thi mire badan mein bhari rahi tire shahr mein main chalaa thaa jab to koi bhi saath na thaa mire to main kis se mahv-e-kalaam thaa to ye kis ki ham-safari rahi mujhe apne aap pe maan thaa ki na jab talak tiraa dhyaan thaa tu misaal thi miri aagahi tu kamaal-e-be-khabari rahi mire aashnaa bhi ajiib the na rafiq the na raqib the mujhe jaan se dard aziiz thaa unhein fikr-e-chaaragari rahi main ye jaantaa thaa miraa hunar hai shikast-o-rekht se mo'tabar jahaan log sang-ba-dast the vahin meri shishagari rahi jahaan naasehon kaa hujum thaa vahin aashiqon ki bhi dhuum thi jahaan bakhiya-gar the gali gali vahin rasm-e-jaama-dari rahi tire paas aa ke bhi jaane kyuun miri tishnagi mein hiraas thaa ba-misaal-e-chashm-e-ghazaal jo lab-e-aabju bhi Dari rahi jo havas farosh the shahr ke sabhi maal bech ke jaa chuke magar ek jins-e-vafaa miri sar-e-rah dhari ki dhari rahi mire naaqidon ne faraaz jab miraa harf harf parakh liyaa to kahaa ki ahd-e-riyaa mein bhi jo baat khari thi khari rahi"

"af'i ki tarah Dasne lagi mauj-e-nafas bhi ai zahr-e-gham-e-yaar bahut ho chuki bas bhi ye habs to jalti hui rut se bhi giraan hai ai Thahre hue abr-e-karam ab to baras bhi aain-e-kharaabaat mo'attal hai to kuchh roz ai rind-e-balaa-nosh-o-tahi-jaam taras bhi sayyaad-o-nigahbaan-e-chaman par hai ye raushan aabaad hamin se hai nasheman bhi qafas bhi mahrumi-e-jaaved gunah-gaar na kar de baDh jaati hai kuchh zabt-e-musalsal se havas bhi"

"phirte hain ab bhi dil ko garebaan kiye hue jin vahshiyon pe hain tire ehsaan kiye hue tajdid-e-'ishq kyaa ho ke barson guzar gae tujh se koi sukhan bhi miri jaan kiye hue ab tujh se kyaa gila ho ke ik 'umr ho gai ham ko bhi qasd-e-kucha-e-jaanaan kiye hue dil se hui hai phir tire baare mein guftugu tar aansuon se dida-o-daamaan kiye hue ji maantaa nahin hai ki ham bhi bhulaa chukein teri tarah se vaa'da-o-paimaan kiye hue kuchh zid mein naasehon ki tujhe chaahte rahe kuchh paasdaari-e-dil-e-naadaan kiye hue ham vo ki tujh ko she'r mein tasvir kar diyaa surat-garaan-e-shahr ko hairaan kiye hue baazaar sard thaa na kharidaar kam-nazar ham khud the apne aap ko arzaan kiye hue ai 'ishq ham se aur bhi honge zamaane mein achchhe-bhale gharon ko bayaabaan kiye hue kuchh ham se naa-muraad ki phirte hain ku-ba-ku dil ko kisi faqir kaa daamaan kiye hue vaa'da kiyaa thaa us ne kisi shaam kaa kabhi ham aaj tak hain ghar mein charaaghaan kiye hue ab us ke jaur se bhi gae ham ki jab se hain apne kiye pe us ko pashemaan kiye hue ye ratjage qubul ki aaraam se to hain rakhte the varna khvaab pareshaan kiye hue ham vo asiir hain ki zamaane guzar gae band apne aap par dar-e-zindaan kiye hue tark-e-vafaa ke baa'd havas ikhtiyaar ki is kaarobaar mein bhi hain nuqsaan kiye hue jaan-e-'faraaz' marg-e-tamannaa ke baavajud bhule nahin hamin tire ehsaan kiye hue"

"be-sar-o-saamaan the lekin itnaa andaaza na thaa is se pahle shahr ke luTne kaa aavaaza na thaa zarf-e-dil dekhaa to aankhein karb se pathraa gaiin khuun rone ki tamanna kaa ye khamyaaza na thaa aa mire pahlu mein aa ai raunaq-e-bazm-e-khayaal lazzat-e-rukhsaar-o-lab kaa ab tak andaaza na thaa ham ne dekhaa hai khizaan mein bhi tiri aamad ke baa'd kaun saa gul thaa ki gulshan mein tar-o-taaza na thaa ham qasida-khvaan nahin us husn ke lekin 'faraaz' itnaa kahte hain rahin-e-surma-o-ghaaza na thaa"

"'arz-e-gham kabhi us ke ru-baru bhi ho jaae shaa'iri to hoti hai guftugu bhi ho jaae zakhm-e-hijr bharne se yaad to nahin jaati kuchh nishaan to rahte hain dil rafu bhi ho jaae rind hain bhare baiThe aur mai-kada khaali kyaa bane jo aise mein ek hu bhi ho jaae main idhar tan-e-tanhaa aur udhar zamaana hai vaae gar zamaane ke saath tu bhi ho jaae pahli naa-muraadi kaa dukh kahaan bisartaa hai baa'd mein agar koi surkh-ru bhi ho jaae din-o-dil to de baiThe ab 'faraaz' kyaa gham hai ku-e-yaar mein ghaarat aabru bhi ho jaae"

"ab kyaa sochein kyaa haalaat the kis kaaran ye zahr piyaa hai ham ne us ke shahr ko chhoDaa aur aankhon ko muund liyaa hai apnaa ye sheva to nahin thaa apne gham auron ko saunpein khud to jaagte yaa sote hain us ko kyuun be-khvaab kiyaa hai khilqat ke aavaaze bhi the band us ke darvaaze bhi the phir bhi us kuche se guzre phir bhi us kaa naam liyaa hai hijr ki rut jaan-levaa thi par ghalat sabhi andaaze nikle taaza rifaaqat ke mausam tak main bhi jiyaa huun vo bhi jiyaa hai ek 'faraaz' tumhin tanhaa ho jo ab tak dukh ke rasiyaa ho varna aksar dil vaalon ne dard kaa rasta chhoD diyaa hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"